GOT SOME NEW DETAILS TODAY. TWO JUVENILES ARRESTED AFTER MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. THE FIRST BEING A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING NEAR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THEN HOURS LATER, POLICE RESPONDED TO ATTEMPTED CAR BURGLARIES NEAR THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX. THAT’S WHERE THE SUSPECT AND AN OFFICER EXCHANGED GUNFIRE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY. NORMAN POLICE RESPONDED TO THIS HOME AFTER MULTIPLE SHOTS WERE FIRED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. A NEIGHBOR TOLD KOCO THEY HEARD 5 TO 7 SHOTS AN ENGINE REVVING AND TIRES SQUEALING. WHEN THEY WENT OUTSIDE, THEY SAW THE HOMEOWNER PANIC AND POLICE FLOOD THE STREETS JUST TWO HOURS LATER, NORMAN POLICE SAY AN OFFICER CAME ACROSS ANOTHER CRIME. HE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN HE NOTICED A SUSPICIOUS INDIVIDUAL IN THE PARKING LOT THAT WAS PULLING ON DOOR HANDLES AND GETTING INTO VEHICLES, LOOKING INTO VEHICLES, ATTEMPTING TO BURGLARIZE THEM. POLICE TOLD THE SUSPECT TO STOP, BUT SAY THE TEEN TURNED AND FIRED MULTIPLE ROUNDS AT THE OFFICER THAT OFFICER THEN FIRED BACK. POLICE SAY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE EXCHANGE, BUT THE SUSPECT TOOK OFF AND IT WAS SEVERAL HOURS LATER, AROUND 7 A.M., THAT OUR OFFICERS WERE STILL ON SCENE INVESTIGATING WHEN THEY RECOGNIZED A VEHICLE MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLE RETURNED TO THE PARKING LOT. POLICE SAY THE CAR ALSO MATCHED THE ONE WITNESSES DESCRIBED AT THE SCENE OF THE EARLIER DRIVE BY. THE TEENS WERE ARRESTED AND BOTH FACE CHARGES FOR THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING. PLUS, ONE FACES ANOTHER CHARGE OF SHOOTING WITH INTENT TO KILL THE OFFICER. POLICE SAY THEY CAN BE TRIED AS ADULTS IF FORMALLY CHARGED. THE OFFICER THAT EXCHANGED GUNFIRE IS ON ROUTINE
17-year-olds arrested after Norman crime spree could be charged as adults
An officer who exchanged gunfire with one of the suspects is on routine administrative leave as the investigation continues
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Updated: 5:10 PM CDT May 23, 2023
Police say two teenagers could be charged as adults after a crime spree allegedly included trying to kill officers. Shortly after midnight Monday, Norman police responded to a home in a neighborhood off East Robinson Street between Porter and Stubbeman avenues after multiple shots were fired in a drive-by.| MORE | Norman police arrest two teenagers in connection to overnight shootingsA neighbor told KOCO 5 that they heard five to seven shots as well as an engine revving and tires squealing. When they went outside, they saw the homeowner panic and police flood the streets.About two hours later, Norman police said an officer came across another crime at an apartment complex along West Robinson Street near North Berry Road."He was in the parking lot of that apartment complex when he noticed a suspicious individual in the parking lot that was pulling on door handles and getting into vehicles, looking into vehicles, attempting to burglarize them," Sarah Schettler, with the Norman Police Department, said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Police told the suspect to stop, but they said the teen turned and fired multiple rounds at the officer – who fired back. No one was injured in the exchange, but the suspect took off."It was several hours later, around 7 a.m., that our officers were still on scene investigating when they recognized a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle return to the parking lot," Schettler said.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppAccording to police, the car also matched the ones witnesses described at the scene of the earlier drive-by. Police arrested the 17-year-olds on counts related to the drive-by, and one faces another of shooting with intent to kill an officer.Police said they can be tried as adults if formally charged.The officer who exchanged gunfire is on routine administrative leave as the investigation continues.Top Headlines Crews battle flames after fire sparks at Wynnewood refinery At least one dead following crash involving semitrailer on Canadian County highway Officers shoot at suspect during chase in reportedly stolen vehicle near Arcadia Lake 17-year-old girl kidnapped, sexually assaulted gets help from convenience store clerk in OKC Death of 18-year-old Moore High School student ruled homicide
NORMAN, Okla. — Police say two teenagers could be charged as adults after a crime spree allegedly included trying to kill officers.
Shortly after midnight Monday, Norman police responded to a home in a neighborhood off East Robinson Street between Porter and Stubbeman avenues after multiple shots were fired in a drive-by.
| MORE | Norman police arrest two teenagers in connection to overnight shootings
A neighbor told KOCO 5 that they heard five to seven shots as well as an engine revving and tires squealing. When they went outside, they saw the homeowner panic and police flood the streets.
About two hours later, Norman police said an officer came across another crime at an apartment complex along West Robinson Street near North Berry Road.
"He was in the parking lot of that apartment complex when he noticed a suspicious individual in the parking lot that was pulling on door handles and getting into vehicles, looking into vehicles, attempting to burglarize them," Sarah Schettler, with the Norman Police Department, said.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Police told the suspect to stop, but they said the teen turned and fired multiple rounds at the officer – who fired back. No one was injured in the exchange, but the suspect took off.
"It was several hours later, around 7 a.m., that our officers were still on scene investigating when they recognized a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle return to the parking lot," Schettler said.
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According to police, the car also matched the ones witnesses described at the scene of the earlier drive-by. Police arrested the 17-year-olds on counts related to the drive-by, and one faces another of shooting with intent to kill an officer.
Police said they can be tried as adults if formally charged.
The officer who exchanged gunfire is on routine administrative leave as the investigation continues.
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